Emil Johansson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameOskar Emil•Johansson
Used nameEmil•Johansson
Born13 January 1885 in Vadstena, Östergötland (SWE)
Died10 January 1972 in Vadstena, Östergötland (SWE)
AffiliationsP1 IF, Stockholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Emil Johansson was a member of the Swedish tug-of-war team at the 1908 London Olympics. The team finished fourth after losing their first-round match to the British Liverpool Police team, 2 pulls to 0. All of the team members appear to have been military men as they represented military sport clubs.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Tug-Of-War SWE Emil Johansson
Tug-Of-War, Men (Olympic) Sweden 4